191Doorway and VineHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46831 State: 12/18 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958. |
| Paper size: | 240 x 172 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 231 x 170 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight, 'antique' laid paper; it is inlaid. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | The print tone is medium to light; it is darker in the foreground, particularly at the lower right. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is minor foul biting at the edges and minor single pits around the etched lines, slightly finer ones at the left and upper edges. |
| Print note: | There are multi-directional wipe marks evident in the foreground and diagonal ones at the upper left. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 6 x 22 mm; 108 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | no |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1960603 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.